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TC Ord. No. 2016-02 Authorizing the Financing of Certian Public Improvements of the TownTOWN OF AVON, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 16 -02 AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING OF CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS OF THE TOWN, AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AUTHORIZING THE LEASING OF CERTAIN TOWN PROPERTY AND THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE TOWN OF A SITE LEASE, A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, A DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE, A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND MATTERS RELATING TO CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION, SERIES 2016; SETTING FORTH CERTAIN PARAMETERS AND RESTRICTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE FINANCING; AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY; RATIFYING ACTIONS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. WHEREAS, the Town of Avon, Eagle County, Colorado (the "Town ") is a duly organized and existing home rule municipality of the State of Colorado, created and operating pursuant to Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the home rule charter of the Town (the "Charter "); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter XIV of the Charter, the Town is authorized to enter into one or more leases or lease - purchase agreements for land, buildings, equipment and other property for governmental or proprietary purposes; and WHEREAS, the Town is authorized by Article XX, Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution, its Charter, and part 8 of Article 15 of title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes ( "C.R.S. "), to enter into rental or leasehold agreements in order to provide necessary land, buildings, equipment and other property for governmental or proprietary purposes; and WHEREAS, for the functions or operation of the Town, it is necessary that the Town finance the construction of buildings and improvements for a police station facility ( "Police Station ") and the acquisition of real property if needed, as authorized by law, for police operations and other lawful Town purposes (collectively, the "Project "); and WHEREAS, the Town owns, or will own, in fee title, the Site and the premises, buildings and improvements located thereon (the "Leased Property"), as further described in the Site Lease and the Lease (hereinafter defined); and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town (the "Town Council ") has determined, and now hereby determines, that it is in the best interest of the Town and its inhabitants that the Town lease the Leased Property to UMB Bank, n.a., as trustee under the Indenture (the "Trustee ") pursuant to a Site Lease between the Town, as lessor, and the Trustee, as lessee (the "Site Lease "), and lease back the Trustee's interest in the Leased Property pursuant to the terms of a Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP First Reading: Feb. 23, 2016 Page 1 of 11 Lease Purchase Agreement (the "Lease ") between the Trustee, as lessor, and the Town, as lessee; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Lease, and subject to the right of the Town to terminate the Lease and other limitations as therein provided, the Town will pay certain Base Rentals and Additional Rentals (as such terms are defined in the Lease) in consideration for the right of the Town to use the Leased Property; and WHEREAS, the Town's obligation under the Lease to pay Base Rentals and Additional Rentals shall be from year to year only; shall constitute currently budgeted expenditures of the Town; shall not constitute a mandatory charge or requirement in any ensuing budget year; and shall not constitute a general obligation or other indebtedness or multiple fiscal year financial obligation of the Town within the meaning of any constitutional, charter, statutory limitation or requirement concerning the creation of indebtedness or multiple fiscal year financial obligation, nor a mandatory payment obligation of the Town in any ensuing fiscal year beyond any fiscal year during which the Lease shall be in effect; and WHEREAS, the Trustee will enter into an Indenture of Trust (the "Indenture ") pursuant to which there is expected to be executed and delivered certain certificates of participation (the "Certificates ") dated as of their date of delivery that shall evidence proportionate interests in the right to receive certain Revenues (as defined in the Lease), shall be payable solely from the sources therein provided and shall not directly or indirectly obligate the Town to make any payments beyond those appropriated for any fiscal year during which the Lease shall be in effect; and WHEREAS, the net proceeds of the Certificates are expected to be used to finance the Project; and WHEREAS, there has also been presented to this meeting of the Town Council the form of Continuing Disclosure Certificate (the "Continuing Disclosure Certificate "); and WHEREAS, there will be executed and distributed in connection with the sale of the Certificates an Official Statement (the "Official Statement ") in substantially the form of the Preliminary Official Statement (the "Preliminary Official Statement ") relating to the Certificates as approved by the Finance Director of the Town; and WHEREAS, Section 11 -57 -204 of the Supplemental Public Securities Act, constituting Title 11, Article 57, Part 2, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended (the "Supplemental Act "), provides that a public entity, including the Town, may elect in an act of issuance to apply all or any of the provisions of the Supplemental Act; and WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Council and are on file at the Town offices the following: (i) the proposed form of the Site Lease; (ii) the proposed form of the Lease; and (iii) the proposed form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate to be provided by the Town (the "Disclosure Certificate "); and Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP First Reading: Feb. 23, 2016 Page 2 of 11 WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Lease; and WHEREAS, approval of this Ordinance on First Reading is intended only to confirm the Town Council desires to comply with the requirements of the Avon Home Rifle Charter by setting a Public Hearing in order to provide the public an opportunity to present testimony and evidence regarding the application, and that approval of this Ordinance on First Reading does not constitute a representation that the Town Council, or any member of the Town Council, supports, approves, rejects, or denies this Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO the following: Section 1. Short Title. This ordinance shall be known and may be cited by the short title "2016 COP Ordinance." Section 2. Recitals Incorporated. The above and foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by reference and adopted as findings and determinations of the Town Council. Section 3. Location. The location of the Police Station shall be on a portion of Lot 113, Buck Creek Subdivision, Avon, CO, ( "Lot 1B Property ") if (1) the ballot question referred by the Eagle River Fire Protection District for financing of a regional fire station on the Lot 1B Property passes ( "ERFPD Ballot Question ") and (2) the Eagle River Fire Protection District proceeds to construct its portion of the "Joint Facility" as described in the Intergovernmental Agreement for a Joint Fire - Police Station Facility between the Town of Avon and the Eagle River Fire Protection District, dated April 28, 2015 ( "IGA "). If either the ERFPD Ballot Question does not pass or ERFPD does not proceed to construct its portion of Joint Facility in accordance with the IGA, then the Police Station may be constructed on any land owned or leased by the Town within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Avon. Section 4. Use. The Police Station constructed with the certificate of participation financing authorized by this 2016 COP Ordinance may be used as a Town of Avon police station or any other lawful purpose. Section 5. Ratification and Approval of Prior Actions. All action heretofore taken (not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance) by the Town Council or the officers, agents or employees of the Town Council or the Town relating to the Site Lease, the Lease, the acquisition, construction, installation or improvement of the Project, and the execution and delivery of the Certificates is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Section 6. Finding of Best Interests. The Town Council hereby finds and determines, pursuant to the Constitution, the laws of the State of Colorado and the Charter, that the acquisition, construction, and installation of the Project, and the financing of the costs thereof pursuant to the terms set forth in the Site Lease and the Lease are necessary, convenient, and in furtherance of the Town's purposes and are in the best interests of the inhabitants of the Town and the Town Council hereby authorizes and approves the same. Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP First Reading: Feb. 23, 2016 Page 3 of 11 Section 7. Supplemental Act; Parameters. The Town Council hereby elects to apply all of the provisions of the Supplemental Act to the Site Lease and the Lease and in connection therewith delegates to each of the Mayor, the Town Manager or the Finance Director the authority to make any determination delegable pursuant to §11- 57- 205(1)(a -i) of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, in relation to the Site Lease and the Lease, and to execute a sale certificate (the "Sale Certificate ") setting forth such determinations, including without limitation, the term of the Site Lease, the rental amount to be paid by the Trustee pursuant to the Site Lease, the term of the Lease, and the rental amount to be paid by the Town pursuant to the Lease, subject to the following parameters and restrictions: (a) the term of the Site Lease shall not extend beyond 40 years; (b) the aggregate principal amount of the Base Rentals payable by the Town pursuant to the Lease shall not exceed $6,500,000; (c) the Lease Term shall not extend beyond 30 years; (d) the maximum annual repayment cost of the Base Rentals under the Lease shall not exceed $450,000, and the total repayment cost shall not exceed $8,450,000; and (e) the maximum net effective interest rate on the interest component of the Base Rentals relating to the 2016 Certificates shall not exceed 3.50 %. Pursuant to § 11 -57 -205 of the Supplemental Act, the Town Council hereby delegates to each of the Mayor, the Town Manager or the Finance Director the authority to sign a contract for the purchase of the Certificates or to accept a binding bid for the Certificates and to execute any agreement or agreements in connection therewith. In addition, each of the Mayor, the Town Manager or the Finance Director is hereby authorized to determine if obtaining an insurance policy for all or a portion of the Certificates is in the best interests of the Town, and if so, to select an insurer to issue an insurance policy, execute a commitment relating to the same and execute any related documents or agreements required by such commitment. Each of the Mayor, the Town Manager or the Finance Director is also hereby authorized to determine if obtaining a reserve fund insurance policy for the Certificates is in the best interests of the Town, and if so, to select a surety provider to issue a reserve fund insurance policy and execute any related documents or agreements required by such commitment. The Town Council hereby agrees and acknowledges that the proceeds of the Certificates will be used to finance the costs of the Project and to pay other costs of issuance. Section 8. Approval of Documents. The Site Lease, the Lease, and the Disclosure Certificate, in substantially the forms presented to the Town Council and on file with the Town, are in all respects approved, authorized and confirmed, and the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem of the Town is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of the Town to execute and deliver the Site Lease, the Lease, and the Disclosure Certificate in substantially the forms and with substantially the same contents as presented to the Town Council, provided that such documents may be completed, corrected or revised as deemed necessary by the parties thereto in order to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance. Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP First Reading: Feb. 23, 2016 Page 4 of 11 Section 9. Approval of Official Statement. A Preliminary Official Statement and a final Official Statement, in substantially the form of the Official Statement relating to the 2010 Certificates of Participation, which such updates and revisions as hereafter approved by the Mayor, the Town Manager or the Finance Director, and as hereafter presented to the Town Council and on file with the Town, is in all respects approved and authorized. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the Town, to execute and deliver the final Official Statement in substantially the form and with substantially the same content as the Preliminary Official Statement, with such changes as may be approved by the Town Manager or the Finance Director. The distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement and the final Official Statement to all interested persons in connection with the sale of the Certificates is hereby ratified, approved and authorized. Section 10. Authorization to Execute Collateral Documents. No provision of this ordinance, the Site Lease, the Lease, the Indenture, or the Certificates, shall be construed as creating or constituting a general obligation or other indebtedness or multiple fiscal year financial obligation of the Town within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or home rule charter provision, nor a mandatory charge or requirement against the Town in any ensuing fiscal year beyond the then current fiscal year. The Town shall have no obligation to make any payment with respect to the Certificates except in connection with the payment of the Base Rentals (as defined in the Lease) and certain other payments under the Lease, which payments may be terminated by the Town in accordance with the provisions of the Lease. Neither the Lease nor the Certificates shall constitute a mandatory charge or requirement of the Town in any ensuing fiscal year beyond the then current fiscal year or constitute or give rise to a general obligation or other indebtedness or multiple fiscal year financial obligation of the Town within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or Charter debt limitation and shall not constitute a multiple fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation whatsoever. No provision of the Site Lease, the Lease or the Certificates shall be construed or interpreted as creating an unlawful delegation of governmental powers nor as a donation by or a lending of the credit of the Town within the meaning of Sections 1 or 2 of Article XI of the Colorado Constitution. Neither the Lease nor the Certificates shall directly or indirectly obligate the Town to make any payments beyond those budgeted and appropriated for the Town's then current fiscal year. Section 11. No General Obligation Debt. No provision of this Ordinance, the Site Lease, the Lease, the Indenture, the Certificates, the Preliminary Official Statement, or the final Official Statement shall be construed as creating or constituting a general obligation or other indebtedness or multiple fiscal year financial obligation of the Town within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or Charter provision, nor a mandatory charge or requirement against the Town in any ensuing fiscal year beyond the then current fiscal year. The Town shall have no obligation to make any payment with respect to the Certificates except in connection with the payment of the Base Rentals (as defined in the Lease) and certain other payments under the Lease, which payments may be terminated by the Town in accordance with the provisions of the Lease. Neither the Lease nor the Certificates shall constitute a mandatory charge or requirement of the Town in any ensuing fiscal year beyond the then current fiscal year or constitute or give rise to a general obligation or other indebtedness or multiple fiscal year financial obligation of the Town within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or Charter debt limitation and shall not constitute a multiple fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP First Reading: Feb. 23, 2016 Page 5 of 11 whatsoever. No provision of the Site Lease, the Lease or the Certificates shall be construed or interpreted as creating an unlawful delegation of governmental powers nor as a donation by or a lending of the credit of the Town within the meaning of Sections 1 or 2 of Article XI of the Colorado Constitution. Neither the Lease nor the Certificates shall directly or indirectly obligate the Town to make any payments beyond those budgeted and appropriated for the Town's then current fiscal year. Section 12. Reasonableness of Rentals. The Town Council hereby determines and declares that the Base Rentals due under the Lease, in the maximum amounts authorized pursuant to Section 3 hereof, constitute the fair rental value of the Leased Property and do not exceed a reasonable amount so as to place the Town under an economic compulsion to renew the Lease or to exercise its option to purchase the Trustee's leasehold interest in the Leased Property pursuant to the Lease. The Town Council hereby determines and declares that the period during which the Town has an option to purchase the Trustee's leasehold interest in the Leased Property (i.e., the entire maximum term of the Lease) does not exceed the useful life of the Leased Property. The Town Council hereby further determines that the amount of rental payments to be received by the Town from the Trustee pursuant to the Site Lease is reasonable consideration for the leasing of the Leased Property to the Trustee for the term of the Site Lease as provided therein. Section 13. No Recourse against Officers and Agents. Pursuant to §11-57-209 of the Supplemental Act, if a member of the Town Council, or any officer or agent of the Town acts in good faith, no civil recourse shall be available against such member, officer, or agent for payment of the principal, interest or prior redemption premiums on the Certificates. Such recourse shall not be available either directly or indirectly through the Town Council or the Town, or otherwise, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute, rule of law, enforcement of penalty, or otherwise. By the acceptance of the Certificates and as a part of the consideration of their sale or purchase, any person purchasing or selling such Certificate specifically waives any such recourse. Section 14. Repealer. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revise any bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance, or part thereof, heretofore repealed. Section 15. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. The Town Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each provision thereof, even though any one of the provisions might be declared unconstitutional or invalid. As used in this Section, the term "provision" means and includes any part, division, subdivision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase; the term "application" means and includes an application of an ordinance or any part thereof, whether considered or construed alone or together with another ordinance or ordinances, or part thereof, of the Town. Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP First Reading: Feb. 23, 2016 Page 6 of 11 Section 16. Interpretation. This Ordinance shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose. Section 17. Charter Controls. Pursuant to Article XX of the State Constitution and the Charter, all State statutes that might otherwise apply in connection with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby superseded to the extent of any inconsistencies or conflicts between the provisions of this Ordinance and the Sale Certificate authorized hereby and such statutes. Any such inconsistency or conflict is intended by the Town Council and shall be deemed made pursuant to the authority of Article XX of the State Constitution and the Charter. Section 18. Effective Date, Recording, and Authentication. This Ordinance shall be effective only in the event that it is approved by the voters of the Town at a May 3, 2016, special election. This Ordinance shall be numbered and recorded in the official records of the Town kept for that purpose, and shall be authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and Mayor Pro- Tern and Town Clerk, and published in accordance with law. Section 19. Safety Clause. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the Town, that it is promulgated for the health, safety and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The Town Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. Section 20. Publication. The Town Clerk is ordered to publish this Ordinance in accordance with Chapter 1.16 of the Avon Municipal Code. INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEARING on February 23, 2016 and setting such public hearing for March 8, 2016 at the Council Chambers of the Avon Municipal Building, located at One Lake Street, Avon, Colorado. I r BY: _ ATTEST: I dqn 1 nnie Fancher, Mayor Debbie Hoppe, To Jerk ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING on March 8, 2016. BY: ATTEST: On a n d r-�i! 1 /% n J s �// Jennie Fancher, Mayor Debbie Hoppe, Town'Clerk APP VED AS TO FO v Eric J. Heil, Attorney Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP First Reading: Feb. 23, 2016 Page 7 of 11 STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF EAGLE ) SS. TOWN OF AVON ) I, Debbie Hoppe, the Town Clerk of the Town of Avon, Colorado (the "Town "), do hereby certify: I, the duly elected, qualified, and acting Town Clerk of the Town of Avon, Colorado (the "Town "), do hereby certify that: (1) The foregoing pages are a true, correct and complete copy of an ordinance (the "Ordinance ") that was introduced, approved on first reading and ordered published in full in accordance with the Town Charter (the "Charter ") by the Town Council at a regular meeting thereof held on February 23, 2016, and was introduced, approved on second and final reading, and ordered published in full in accordance with the Charter on March 8, 2016, which Ordinance has not been revoked, rescinded or repealed and is in full force and effect on the date hereof. (2) The Ordinance was duly moved and seconded, and the Ordinance was approved on first reading, at the meeting of February 23, 2016, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the entire Town Council as follows: Councilmember Voting "Yes" Voting "No" Absent Abstaining Jennie Fancher Jake Wolf Megan Burch I/ Matt Gennett Sarah Smith H mes ✓ Scott Prince +/ Buz Reynolds r/ (3) The Ordinance was duly moved and seconded, and the Ordinance was approved on second and final reading, at the meeting of March 8, 2016, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the entire Town Council as follows: Councilmember Voting "Yes" Voting "No" Absent Abstaining Jennie Fancher Jake Wolf Megan Burch Matt Gennett Sarah Smith H mes Scott Prince r/ Buz Reynolds r/ Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP First Reading: Feb. 23, 2016 Page 1 of 11 (4) The members of the Town Council were present at such meetings and voted on the passage of such Ordinance as set forth above. (5) The Ordinance was authenticated by the signature of the Mayor, sealed with the Town seal, attested by the Town Clerk, and recorded in the minutes of the Town Council. (6) There are no bylaws, rules or regulations of the Town Council that might prohibit the adoption of the Ordinance. (7) Notices of the meetings of February 23, 2016, and March 8, 2016, in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A were posted at the Town Hall not less than 24 hours prior to each meeting in accordance with law. (8) The Ordinance was published by title only on / , 2016 in the Vail Daily, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, in accordance with the Charter and Chapter 1.16 of the Avon Municipal Code. Affidavits of publication are attached hereto as F.Yhihit R WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Town affixed on Mr,fch q , 2016. �; A�•� �Fq�o�L :SE A L •. c���RADO� Ord. 16 -02 Police Station COP Second and Final Reading: Mar. 8, 2016 Page 2 of 11 Town Clerk EXHIBIT A (Attach Notices of Meetings of February 23, 2016 and March 8, 2016) A -1 EXHIBIT B (Affidavits of Publication) IM